Improvement in plows



L. L. sLoss. Cultivator. No. 98,640. Patented Jan. 4, 1270.

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IMPROVEMENT IN PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 98.640, dated January4, 1870.

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, L. L. SLoss, of Auburn, inthe county of Logan andState of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Plows;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, makingpartof this specification, in which- Figure l is a central sectionalelevation of my improved plow on line :10 w of Fig. 2; and Fig; 2 is aperspective view of the same, showing all the parts in position.

Corresponding letters refer to corresponding parts in both figures.

This invention relates to plows or cultivators for plowing among growingcrops which are planted in rows or hills; and it consists in thecombination and arrangement of the parts of which. it is composed, aswill be more fully explained hereinafter. I

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

A A and A A represent four plow-beams, which are to be secured togetherat their front ends in pairs, those marked A A constituting one pair,while those marked A A constitute the other. They may be of iron, andhave their rear ends curved in the manner shown in the drawings for thereception of the shovels or shares, or they may be of wood, and be madestraight, with downwardly-projecting arms, to which to secure theshovels. The two beams, composing each of the pairs, at their forwardend are in contact with each other but diverge from that point to theirrear ends, at which point they should be some distance apart, say fromeight to twelve inches.

B B represent bars of metal or other suitable material, which are to besecured to the beams A A, as shown in the drawings, they being for thepurpose of receiving upon their rear ends bars F F", for a purpose soonto be described.

0 C G 0 represent uprights, which may be of iron or wood, they beingsecured at their lower ends to the bars 13 B, and extending up for asuitable distance to receive upon their upper ends the cross-bars orconnecting-bars D D, which are pivoted or bolted thereto in such amanner that the tops of said uprights may be turned to the one side orthe other of a perpendicular line at the pleasure of the operator.

E represents a bar of wood or metal, which is to be placed upon top ofthe bars D D, to which it is to be attached by means of bolts, it beingsupplied with a series of holes in its ends, to permit of the two pairsof beams, with their shovels, being set farther apart or nearertogether, as circumstances may require.

F F represent bars, which connect the rear ends of the bars or rodswhich are secured to the plow-beams together, and determine the distanceat which they shall be kept apart from each other at this point. Thesebars are to be provided with holes, through which the ends of the barsor rods B B pass, and in which they work loosely, so that, as thehandlesof the plows are pushed in either direction for the purpose of bringingthe outer shovel of either pair of plows in closer contact with thegrowing crop, these rods may partially rotate in such bars.

G represents a bar of metal, which is to be secured to the inner ends ofthe bars F F, between which points it is to have a curved form,substantially as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. This bar is to beprovided at its ends with a series of holes, so that it, in conjunctionwith the bar E, may permit of the pairs of plows being regulated as totheir distance from each other.

H H represent handles of the usual or any other suitable form, which areto be attached to the inner ones of the two pairs of beams, or to thebars which extend therefrom, and to the upper portions of the uprights C0'', so that as said handles are pushed in either direction from avertical position the plows or shovels will be carried nearer to therows or hills of the growing crop than they could be otherwise, and, atthe same time, the one nearest to such row or hill will cut a shallowfurrow, while all the rest may be made to out much deeper furrows at thesame time.

I represents a connecting bar or rod, which extends from the forward endof one of the outside beams to the other, it being secured thereto bymeans of a swivel-joint in such a manner as to permit of one of thepairs of beams, with its shovels, getting in advance of the other, andof one end of such beams rising above or falling below the other. Theswivel bolts project some distance above the beams,

so as to raise the connecting-bar sufliciently to prevent its coming incontact with weeds and other obstructions, whereby the plow would beclogged and its draft increased.

It will be apparent that one of the objects of this form of constructionis to provide a plow or cultivator which shall be capable of lieved andpartially thrown upon the other section of the plow.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination of beams A A A A and adjusting bars F F,substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination and arrangement of the beams A A A A, extension-barsB B, uprights 0 O, connecting-bars D, D, and E, and rod or bar G,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The arrangement of the cross connectingbar I, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

L. L. sLoss.

Witnesses:

D. S. GORDON, R. W. THOMPSON.

